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Leicester College is a further education college in Leicester, England. It is one of the largest colleges in the UK, with more than 26,000 students, [1] 1,600 staff, plus an annual budget of over £50million. [2] It has three main campuses in the city centre, and more than 200 community venues across Leicester.
The University of Leicester (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər / ⓘ LEST-ər) is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park . The university's predecessor, University College, Leicester , gained university status in 1957.
The college now occupies a site adjoining Victoria Park and the University of Leicester that was previously occupied by Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys (also known as Wyggeston Boys' School). The school takes the Wyggeston name from the former school and from Wyggeston Grammar School for Girls, which both closed in the 1970s.
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century Earl of Leicester.
Becker College was a private college in Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts. Becker College traced its history from the union of two Massachusetts educational institutions—one founded in 1784 and the other in 1887. The college closed at the end of the 2020–21 academic year. [2]
Leicester was ranked 5th in the UK, among 33 medical schools in the 2020 Shanghai Ranking of World Universities. In the same rankings, Leicester was ranked 20th globally. [16] Leicester Medical School is the first UK medical school to adopt a one-iPad-per-student programme at the undergraduate level, commencing in 2013. [17]
The building was named after Frederick Attenborough, [2] who was principal of the then University College from 1932 until 1951, and father of Richard and David Attenborough. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] By the time of the opening ceremony Frederick was elderly and frail, so the building was opened on his behalf by his youngest son John .
It gained specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College in September 2003, and the Business and Enterprise Centre (BEC) was created at the Wyvern Building. Previously a community school administered by Leicester City Council, [1] in June 2023 The City of Leicester College converted to academy status. [2]